getting closer to Panamáthe space ship like water apartment was now outside of the bay; we were glad to arrive before sunset as this apartment was neither lit at night nor mentioned anywhere the marina at night, the chandler underneath the bar made it look so much nicer; before it was just a shabby open concrete areaovercasted anchorage didn’t look so niceNorbert was pulling me in our new dinghy to Altimate new dinghy on the left, old one on the rightlunch at Nancy’s place with the nice view on the anchoragethe anchorage view from AltimateI do look like I just got up but that was my professionally styled just out of bed look!!!! waiting early in the morning to get the bus to Sabanitas for grocery shoppingthat area always looks so lush, green and freshenjoying the bus ride
Heading to San Blas
the weather not so nice, but hey it was rainy seasonsoon we saw a first Guna lancha – we were back in San Blas!!!first stop in the Lemon Cays at Isla Nugnudupnot our favourite place to be but nice for a stop over
First days at the pool at Banedup
Just after dropping the anchor in the pool I didn’t believe my eyes!!! Something which looked like a log was moving slowly against the current. How was that possible??? I asked Norbert to come up to check whether he was seeing the same I was seeing. Indeed he did! A crocodile was soundlessly swimming by. OMG. To be absolutely sure we jumped into the dinghy to get a closer look.
it did look like a log but then it suddenly disappearedthe hut on the left will be the future luxury love bird rent out, the big hut on the right was Ibins new restaurant area – massivehere the view of the restaurant from ashore everything was bigger now – even the signsthe path was not only market by conch but also now with planted palm treesthe south east end of Banedup looked sad, some Gunas had roded too many palm trees that erosion had started the other south side of Banedup looking at Tiadupnow further west of Banedup looking at Quinquindup on the left and Ogopirriadup in the middle, the big island further back is Kalugirdupthe little bar and backpacker area on the south side had improved much, now it looked prettythe places now had star link too as well as enough solar or generators to provide cold beverages and moreAltimate at the north side of Banedup already on our second day Ilka had organised a BBQ on Morrodup because Aydin (her son) had caught a huge fish, big enough to feed a lot of peopleMarc, Debbie and Norbert waiting for the fish to get readymore people had arrived for the feast on our third day we started to play volleyball volleyball and potluck here we had a beer with some friends on the south side of Banedupnurse sharks came close to shore hoping for same easy bitessunset at Ibins and the bar from the south side of Banedup
SY Altimate 